Eugenio Dantas

Eugenio Dantas (died 12 December 1625) was an admiral of the Portuguese Navy. During the Dutch-Portuguese War (1602-1654), Dantas was killed in the Battle of Golfo San Matias off Argentina.

Biography
Dantas was an admiral of the Portuguese Navy, born in the Extremadura region. In 1625, he was entrusted with a 15-ship convoy heading from the Golfo San Matias in Rio de Plata to Portugal with traded goods. Dantas' fleet was attacked by Dutch admiral Just Kloosterman's fleet of 20 Dutch ships, and the treasure fleet was destroyed. Dantas was shot in the chest by an arquebus, dying of mortal wounds later that day.